Unfortunately we missed out on the bulk of the scattered showers today as the upper low pulled to the north of our area. Some folks did catch enough shower activity to settle the dust (and pollen), but area rain totals in the last two months have been 50% of normal or less. The Drought Monitor does not have us hatched in as being abnormally dry, but I would expect that to occur with the next few reports to come.  A quiet and warm weather pattern will finish of this week with morning clouds and fog giving way to partly cloudy, breezy and very warm conditions in the afternoons. Rain chances will stay slight until late Friday night into early Saturday when another upper low and frontal boundary approaches. Latest computer model guidance suggests that pattern should change significantly for next week with more instability in the atmosphere…so hopefully better rain chances then.Â
Following on my global warming segments I found this article on atmospheric aerosols to be quite interesting. Per NASA’s assessment aerosols in the atmosphere that block sunlight have decreased over the last decade. This could certainly contribute to the warming that we have seen during this same time frame. Once again we see it may not be carbon dioxide doing all of the dirty work on our global warming as there is evidence for other contributors. Stay tuned to this blog as I’ll have more on this topic in the future…especially when the local weather is quiet!   Â